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In _____ economies, people freely choose what to buy and sell | market |
____, or ____, families are found in poor countries and produce goods for themselves. | traditional or subsistence |
this activity distributes information and needs workers with knowledge | quaternary (4th order activities) |
these activities provide services to the people and business. ex.-bakeries, stores, restaurants | tertiary (3rd order) activities |
this activity uses raw materials to produce or manufacture something new. ex - processing wheat to flour and lumber to plywood | secondary (2nd order) activities |
This activity uses natural resources directly, like wheat, farming, iron mining, fishing, forestry, and herding. | primary (1st order) activities |
what are the four money-making activites that economic geographers sort ? | primary (1st order) secondary (2nd) tertiary (3rd) Quaternary (4th) |
_____ geography deals with how people earn a living and use resources | economic geography |
The three main kinds of economic systems use _____ and produce goods in distinctive ways. | resources |
_____ economies are guided by free enterprise and capitalism | market economies |
Most rich countries have ____ economies | market economies |
In a ______ economy, the government makes economic choices. | command economy |
Communism is a type of _____ economy | command economy |
Changes in _________, _________, and ________ affect the location and patterns of economic activies. | technology ; transportation ; communication |
One of the most important topics for understanding world geography is understanding the level of _______ in countries | development |
What are some factors with determine the levels of development? | Gross National Product ; gross domestic product ; industrialization ; standards of living ; literacy rate ' life expectancy ; technology and level of health care |
the world's countries are divided into which groups? | developed countries, devoloping , and middle-income ! |
these types of countries have high levels of industriaization, hish living standards, education, and health care. | developed countries |
These types of countries have good infrastructure with a global market economy | developed countries |
these types of countries include US, Canady, Japan, and australia. | developed countries |
these types of countries are poorer nations with low standards of living and education as well as health care. | developing countries. |
these types of countries are focused on farming and agriculture | developing countries. |
These types of countries include Africa, Asia, Central & South America, and the pacific islands. | developing countries. |
these types of countries have modern cities but poor rural areas | middle-income countries. |
these types of countries include mexico, brazil, thailand, and malaysia | middle-income countries. |
_______ was the main way of life for most of human history | Hunting and gathering. |
Hunter gatherers would move their camps with the _______ in search of plants and animals | seasons |
Learning how to ____ and _____ were two important developments in history. | grow plants and raise animals |
______ led to an increase in population & allowed people to stay in one place | food production |
food production led to an ____ in population and allowed people to stay in one place | increase |
What happened after agriculture was developed? | towns & cities developed trade increased comunication became easier |
the increase in population allowed _____, or spreading and combining of culture traits | cultural diffusion |
______ includes the study of city locations, sizes, land use, and urban problems | urban geography |
near key resources along trade routes or near easily defended areas | location |
Cities and settlements are different sizes because they have different functions and purposes. what urban settlement does this fall under? | size and distribution |
When villages and towns have small populations and cities have large populations | size and distribution |
______ are centers of economic power and wealth | world cities |
what are three world cities? | tokyo, new york and london |
city centers are dominated by large stores, offices and buildings. what urban settlement does this fall under ? | land use. |
modern cities are ringed by major ______ | highways |
the key social problem in urban areas is _____ | poverty |
what are other urban problems | inadequate housing and transportation, air, water, and land pollution |
____ is the key activity in rural areas | agriculture |
_____ agriculture is the kind of agriculture most widely practiced around the world | subsistence |
provide milk and meat, represent wealth and social prestige | pastoralism |
market - oriented agricultre, or _____ | commercial agriculture |
____________ agriculture allows farmers to grow products to sell to customers | market-oriented |
advanced commercial farming | agribusiness |
____ and ____ are also important to geography | government and politics |
the _____ has authority over the area within the boundaries | government |
_____ make their own laws, choose their own leaders, protect the lives and property of its citizens | governments |
____ beliefs affect how governments are set up and operate | cultural beliefs |
____ beliefs influence government decisions and polocies | cultural belifes |
____ beliefs can be important as well as cultural beliefs | religious |
the study of _______ is also important in the area of political geography | international relations |
______ focuses on foreign policies and relations between the worlds countries | international relations |
countries will cooperate for ____ and ____ benefits | political and economical |
the _____'s main goal is to settle disputes | united nations |
economic beliefs come from ____ | trading cooperation |
____ governments are usually controlled by one person or small group | totalitarian |
communism is a type of ____ government | totalitarian |
in a ____, people decide who governs through free elections | democracy |